Cro Cop had 8 fuckin fights in one year (2004) 8 fuckin fights! And in 2006 he had 2 fights in one night vs Wanderlei and Josh Barnett !! Thats insane!

@Frank-it9kl

3 жыл бұрын

That's why he's a legend

@StevenAllotey

3 жыл бұрын

Crocop is a machine

@niusfro

2 жыл бұрын

how many fights did tyson have in 85 lol

@to7804

Жыл бұрын

@@niusfroIf you didn’t know, MMA is harder than boxing!

@FHRiley-yk9by

3 ай бұрын

​@@niusfroTyson had 58 pro boxing fights and fought MAYBE 8-10 actual game fighters. The rest were tomato cans of the highest magnitude.

Respect Cro Cop. He's a goat.

@Hcenga

3 жыл бұрын

Cro Cop is fckin legend in Croatia🇭🇷

@uriahjones2350

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hcenga not in Croatia

@entasis704

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hcenga we were following cro cop in france with my friends too

@river114

2 жыл бұрын

@@uriahjones2350 he is from Croatia, so big im Croatia, but not just there

@francisbedard8931

2 жыл бұрын

One of em anyway

Cro Cop vs Mauro Ranallo is the best prank ever in MMA

Cro Cop came to UFC past his prime like a lot of the former pride fighters. Quite a shame really.

@jaywill4ever

10 жыл бұрын

I think Cro Cop was still in his prime when he first came to the UFC. He won the Pride GP a few months earlier. I think he just didn't prepare enough to fight in the cage and defend against elbows. He underestimated Gonzaga and that cost him dearly. He was never the same after that fight. If he had fought Gonzaga in Pride around that same time, the fight would have been much different.

@NexusCool1

9 жыл бұрын

***** he never train in cage (for ufc) Hes reflex and speed was not the same after pride. I don't know why?

@jaywill4ever

9 жыл бұрын

NexusCool1 Some people say he got old, and some people say he was on steroids in Pride. I really don't know what happened. In his first UFC fight against Eddie Sanchez, it was hard to determine how good Cro Cop was because Sanchez was scared and didn't really challenge him. Against Gonzaga he was taken down and elbowed against the cage. After getting hit with those elbows he became too cautious against the takedown and he was surprised by a high kick KO. Some fighters are never the same after a brutal knockout. CC lost confidence after that. It wasn't like the Randleman KO. That actually made CC a better fighter, but after Gonzaga he was a much different fighter. It was really hard to watch him lose to people that he would have destroyed in his prime. But I say the same thing about Shogun. Some fighters have it one day, and then they just lose it. It happens in all sports. It's just hard to accept it because CC was such a fan favorite and his fighting style was so fun to watch.

@NexusCool1

9 жыл бұрын

***** Well if main thing of some fighters is speed and relfex they will not be successful for a longer time. That shit is first to go when you got old. Probably in CroCop case this happened. Also i heard that he didn't train in cage for UFC fights...lol. I don't know is that true but lots of people say that. When you look hes UFC fights....he is so slow.

@NexusCool1

9 жыл бұрын

Dan Brand DC is not type fighter cro cop is,...DC have chin and likes to be close to opponent. look Cro Cop speed and reflex in his prime. And watch him after pride. He could barely avoid kicks...not even trying to make distance for his game. More like im here for money.

CroCop is a legend. He was Elite before anybody knew what Elite was.

Anyone remember Branko Cikatic. Knocked out Hoost in 93 and 94 K1 Grand Prix. The pass the croatian pride to crocop

@hunterhardy6226

6 жыл бұрын

Remember him better then any fighter in there prime to this day, know exactly what your talking about

@Kilroy1324

6 жыл бұрын

Imagine a young branko in pride.

@brunojaklic

6 жыл бұрын

first ever K1 winner - Branko Cikatić. Guy that started it all for us Croats and made me love fighting. He and Cro Cop used to hate eachother

@tompanoname3579

5 жыл бұрын

kako ne!

@MrChikaminda

5 жыл бұрын

bravo !!!

Prime cro cop would be top three in the ufc today, Its just that he was coming out of his prime when he joined the ufc.

@catdaddy2287

3 жыл бұрын

He would of be the #1

@pharoah2642

3 жыл бұрын

@@catdaddy2287 if he cut weight to 205 he would easily be champ today

My all time favorite fighter. Young fans need to go back and watch as much cro cop as possible.

Crocop is the second greatest fighter of all times IMO. Right at his peak (when he fought Fedor) he was so good that he could be beaten only by Fedor and no one else on the planet. Respect to Cain, JDS, Hunt, Werdum, Struve and today's top HWs but they aren't as good as Fedor, Crocop and Nogueira were back then...maybe in few years Cain will achieve such level of dominance but that's going to be a very hard task.

@devenrobinson6861

3 жыл бұрын

And now we have Ngannou.

@VEGETADTX

3 жыл бұрын

@@devenrobinson6861 I am a fan of Ngannou, he's awesome, but I don't see him being a champ for too long. I have a feeling that his ground game skills will never be good enough to continuously stay on his feet and play his game all the time. But hey, time will tell. HW division in the UFC is really not all that well rounded and Ngannou, even though not the most well rounded fighter, is a big refresher who finally made HW exciting again.

@devenrobinson6861

3 жыл бұрын

Just crazy how all the names above no longer fight for the UFC or have retired completely.

@VEGETADTX

3 жыл бұрын

@@devenrobinson6861 Yeah, in life things change fast, today you are the champ tomorrow no one recognizes you. As much as I love MMA, it's a very "ungreteful" sport to be in. I mean not mean to be pessimistic, probably all of them are enjoying retirenment regardless of what they say about wanting to fight. It must be very interesting to teach young fighters how to fight. It's like playing MMA manager game but in real life hahaha :)

@Wardr0p

2 жыл бұрын

Back in the day they had the advantage of using any chemical assistance they wanted to. So its hardly a surprise they were monsters.

Agree UFC fans don’t appreciate the majesty that Cro Cop is

Had to go watch cro cop highlights, the stare-offs are the best. The other guys are all hyped up like "Ya lets do this!" and cro cop is just like "I am going to kill you" with dead eyes. LOL the best.

@Luka-vl3wj

6 жыл бұрын

19skerge19 The Wanderlei vs Mirko was AMAZING!

LEGENDARY. If there was a mma hall of fame. He would be in the top 3

@sergeip6923

8 жыл бұрын

+cheesenips89 He IS in top 3 HW I think, I think he is on par with Cain Velasquez (both in primes I mean), only Fedor and Nogueira are better in MMA HW history I would say!!!!

Just so you know why he was bad in UFC its because he had like 4-7 surgerys and he seed that on Croatien TV before fights and he still went in to fight with a broken biceps ... True legend

@tonson5214

4 жыл бұрын

@chilln realeasy he translated "torn" to broken

Yeah! Mirko is a Legend, a real warrior. He lived for the fights! Allways my hero. He was the best fighter ever in his prime!! ❤️❤️❤️Love and RESPECT FROM Norway

cro cop is such a inspiration to me, one of the greats for sure, i only feel bad he didnt left a bigger mark at the ufc cuz of all the injuries, he could have easily beaten gonzaga, kongo, nelson...if he had little bit of him when he was in his prime...eventually years caught up with him

cro cop says : " I wasn't ready for elbows, i didn't train elbows and that coast me in ufc, but now he's ready

@xenopoko6050

9 жыл бұрын

No he isn't. He is way too hold to hold his own against the younger guys. I still love him, he is my favourite. But I don't think he should come back...

@JeffGC64

9 жыл бұрын

joerogan fanboy2 He should just stay in K-1. He is one of the best kickboxers to ever live, and every year he makes it far in the tournaments including winning the grand prix not too long ago in late 2012. He should retire from MMA, but watch his more recent K-1 fights, he is still an animal there.

@ZPSBestProfileName

9 жыл бұрын

***** He's an animal in K-1 when he fights people who are not that good (he's old now). In addition, he's more likely to get KO'd in kickboxing. I don't want him to take all that damage

@xenopoko6050

9 жыл бұрын

***** That was months before the fight. lol

The best vid of crocop has got to be in the car with HD singing California Dreamin lol. I loved that clip so much

@mathieurebours4746

8 жыл бұрын

totaly agree

6:35 HE BROKEDED MY NOSE!!

I agree,it took a lot of time to adapt to mma from kickboxing since he had absolutely no grappling experience. It really hurt watching him in the last ufc bouts,especially the schaub fight (total douchebag),mir fight (where he got on short notice) and nelson fight where he had a broken bicep. But there is no room for excuses in this sport,win some lose some i don't care,he is and will be one of the pioneers and greatest of all time in both kickboxing and mma.

Cro cop was just amazing, unbelievable.. that just makes you think how great Fedor the Last Emperor, Emilianenko, actually ism

Appearantly he had 45 amateur boxing bouts before he ever kickboxed as well. Amazing longevity.

Mirko had a lot of fights. The pit bulka of the ring. Respect.

nobody's punch or kick is/was as devastating as crocrops left head kick - in his prime he could graze you and you sleep

Andy hug is also a k-1 legend from switzerland we miss him 😔

As scary as Mirko was, I've always felt had he used more low kicks, he would have been all but impossible to beat.

Man was a Croatian task force guy. A truly scary individual. There's fighters , then there are killers. Crocop was a killer.

King Cro Cop💪💪,he was different, Respect from Samoa

By the way rogan,mirko had a career of amateur boxing before all that with 45 fights with 40 wins and 31 ko,he has a black belt in taekwondo and was a world champion in full contact. ALL that before k-1 and mma,ALL that coming from a small village near my hometown here in croatia,ALL that by watching van damme and some sick determination. Today you have camps that produce complete mma fighters,but he...he's just like that kid in the movie slumdog millionaire,just pure born talent.

mirko is easy, one of the top five ever. fedor,mirko,gracie,vitor,anderson

@Dwannism

9 жыл бұрын

Jordan Mitchell Vitor?! lol

@jordanmitchell3102

9 жыл бұрын

***** sorry saku better

@fmlAllthetime

8 жыл бұрын

+Jordan Mitchell Honestly, might get hate for this, but I think the Diaz bros deserve a honorable mention along with Lidell and Couture.

@titanprideforlife9100

7 жыл бұрын

Cro Cop nog Fedor Aldo Igor V. new top five ever.

@Braaaaaaa

7 жыл бұрын

John Blow Jones should be up there as well.

totally agree, crocop used soccer kicks and knees on the ground frequently, also the ring better suited crocop

I remember reading he was an ITF full contact world champion..something like that..

Uncle Creepy is a good fighter, and the handlebar mustache he supports is mint.

#1 Stipe #2 Cain #3 Fedor #4 Mirko

Cro Cop's bad performances can easily be explained to people with at least a little bit of reason:) I wouldn't call it excuses:) That comment you wrote about Cro Cop's origin and everything is true and amazing. He made himself great and rich with hard training and his warrior heart. A trully great man.

Fucking Cro cop is a damm legend. Great and humble fighter.

Here's how I imagine Mirco with his trainer T: Ok Mirco. We're going to work on ground game Mirco: stares through him T: You good? Mirco: Continues to stare T: You going to say anything? Mirco: I vant to kick them in face

He does have a black belt in taekwondo.....

wondering what was he saying after end of the video about very best of Cro Cop?

Love Cro cop

Cro cop talked in an interview how he used to train in the stables at his house he made like a spunge and practiced high kicks all day long

Joe Rogan should talk about Ernest Hoost, Remy Bonjasky, JLB...

Dos Caras isn't russian Hes probably better known for his stint as Alberto del Rio in the WWE. Think he's doing commentating in the UFC now

That Cro Cop vs Mark Hunt is a classic, both fights If I ever get to make my mma clasics documentary.....I Wana start whit crocop abd mark hunt I Wana see 5hei4 take etd

Cro Cop won the K1 World GP earlier this year

Alberto Del rio is a Mexican WWE wrestler, though that's all I know, I don't think he ever competed in MMA

Ufc was lucky cro cop wasn't in his absolute prime when they brought him in 💀💀💀

How Bob ate that fucking kick to the chest like that is nuts. Honestly the sound of that high kick connecting is absolutely fucking ridiculous. Sounds like he broke something in their head every time. Those legs man. Shit.

Joe talks 80%. Come on, let the guest talk.

You forgot to add Andy Hug to his list of beating K-1 champions.

He did TKD and karate - therefore snapping kicks

I agree with Joe. These new MMA/UFC "fans" don't truly appreciate what once was (and this was 4 years ago, imagine all the new "fans"). Maybe if there would be better copies of the different fights on KZread, they would understand. Pride and UFC 5+ years ago was fucking amazing.

Respect to cro cop hes a legend Fuk wat chael rekons chael is a legend in vocabulary

Cro Cop vs Alexander 2 is going to rock my world.. I feel as if cro cop is getting less respect than he deserves, he was the only guy in history to put up a good fight to prime Fedor. Prime cro cop would clean sweep the ufc exept for maybe cain, dos santos and werdum

Sorry , I ve searched it, it says IKBF World Heavyweight Full Contact Champion...wikipedia..

In the top 3

Lol "This guy might actually die in this one..."

So funny see the new MMA fans aka UFC fans slander cro cop lol. They know not what they do.

he beat Wanderlei and Barnett...in one night!

he lost twice in the k1 finals so one can say he was the elite kickboxer

out of all the guys that had careers in PRIDE, Crocop shouldve been least affected by the rules. He was never much of a stomp guy, & used kicks to the head of a downed opponent rarely. he had a full kickboxing career with more restrictive rules than the unified rules so the rules in north america took away stomps but allowed elbows shouldnt be much detriment to a striker of all people. He could still kick the body of a downed guy & with his kicks thats a gr8 weapon. Still top 3 HW ever, agreed.

So true!

He won more than one grand prix

I love Cro Cop. In Pride.

He's on a 8 fight winning streak

Cro Cop Is a four father.

Imagine if Gonzaga catches him again...lol

@Prka01

9 жыл бұрын

Peter R Or imagine if Cro Cop sent Gonzaga to the hospital by bashing his face in with elbows... wait a minute...

@sergeip6923

8 жыл бұрын

+Prka01 Crocop Gonzagad Gonzaga lol... Sweet revenge))

@Prka01

8 жыл бұрын

Sergei P It's kinda interesting. Gonzaga took out Cro Cop with Cro Cop's weapon, then Cro Cop took out Gonzaga with Gonzaga's weapon. Reminds me of the two Cro Cop vs Randleman fights. Randleman is a wrestler, and then he knocked Mirko, a striker out with a punch. Then Mirko, the puncher... choked out the wrestler Randleman.

Dude, when a wrestler tried to TD Cro Cop and Cro Cop sprawled, those knees that followed were not too fun IMO. Also, his upkicks were very very dangerous. His soccer kicks were killer too(Waterman fight). I consider UFC fights inferior to the PRIDE fights, because of the rules and the scoring sciteria. I will continue to consider it inferior as long as the unified rules exist. UFC is the top MMA promotion today, but it is NOT the best place ever to show true unarmed combat abilities.PRIDE baby

It was taekwondo Joe ☝️

Wikipedia says taekwondo,and he was a champion in full contact,not taekwondo. There is a difference between full contact and taekwondo don't you know?

Luck is what Mirko was missing trough his whole carrier. If he was just a litlle bit lucky he would have been multiple K-1 and Pride champion

Dos Caras is actually Mexican...

@MCShvabo

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Onyeaghor Yeah but Joe said he is Russian.

All true.

UFC got a done Cro Cop and the unified rules took away a lot of his weapons. A prime Cro Cop is one of the great 3 of the best era in MMA. Deal with it.

only a guy with de jesus in his name would know that! lol

that Russian dude? I'm sorry Joe but Alberto Caras, Jr is Mexican and is better known as Alberto Del Rio in WWE. Russian? Fo real?

Mirko does not have a black belt in taekwondo nor was he a champion, I believe he first started with karate, shortly after he moved to kickboxing. at least thats what he said in his documentary

stvarno prvi put to vidim na wikipediji, to je neko bezveze stavio, veliki sam fan godinama i nigde drugde ali nigde drugde to nije pomenuto. cak ni sam to nije nikad rekao, u onom dokumentarcu niti u nekom intervjuu. u varazdinu je trenirao kod gorana ceroveckog koji je karate majstor...

As Croatian kid in a primarily African American school in the late 00s that was fun

Rogan should get this tatooed on his shiny,bright bald head"I loveD to get HIGHHHH"

Shame the Cro-Cop come to UFC after knee injury.

Russian guy Dos Caras

Sweat Jesus can you not show a better Mirko fight than against the best known diver in the MMA world. ROFL

Cro Cop wasnt elite kickboxer before MMA carrier? K-1 1999 runer-up with wins over Bonjasky,Hunt,Aerts,LeBanner,Greco,Musashi itd. isnt elite? How dare you Joe?

kevin randleman killed mirko rip big kev ✊🏻💯

PRIDE NEVER DIE

....he does not have a black belt in taekwondo nor was he a taekwondo champion, he didn't even train taekwondo ffs

glory just has K1's has beens.

go mirko.fuckin animal. in his prime, would beat all ass in ufc. fedor too. rematch fedor an mirko, mirko would have won.

@titanprideforlife9100

6 жыл бұрын

Rematch the next year

@titanprideforlife9100

6 жыл бұрын

Badge Man they went the distance. Fedora had a broke nose, an was beat up. Cro only had one knot.

He broke his face bone.

too much chael sonnen for u. the only fights that were fixed were takadas dont be a sheep

that KO looked so fake though

thanks for uploadin the video but dont talk about crocop u dunno shit

He got into prize fighting because he came from poverty and was broke as fcuk

Fjoder det is lie jedeš you cate emiljneka fjodora Mirka st3ll

and actually dummy he weighed 216 in his prime, wanderlei outweighed mirko in their 2nd fight.

Jake Paul is better ....

Ian mccall another yes man parrot like schaub

look at Bob's face that's so fake and wwe haha it's great. cro cop never had a real fight

@nuck-

8 жыл бұрын

+Brad Witham It wasn't fake. he broke a bone in his face, moron.

@antreas1654

8 жыл бұрын

+Doc Dont care about the guy above coz he is obviously a troll

@profd65

8 жыл бұрын

+Brad Witham Idiot.

@marine20996

8 жыл бұрын

+Brad Witham You fucking serious?